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PvP
PvP stands for player versus player and is used to describe any situation involving fights between player controlled ships. There are many different kinds of PvP combat and many different roles for ships to fill in all kinds of combat.
Large Fleet Warfare
Large fleets are generally saved for fighting for things the alliance needs. This largely all falls under the umbrella of SOV Warfare. In this style of PvP there are usually several fleets involved to avoid confusion. Usually there are two fleets involved, one for capital ships and one for support ships. The capital fleet works to deal damage or protect the objective while the support fleet works to both kill the enemy and protect their cap fleet. Reimbursement of lost ships will usually fall into this category
Small Gang PvP
The objective of small gang PvP is almost always to destroy enemy ships while having fun. While there is no direct gain from these ship kills there is an indirect gain in that your enemies are losing money faster than you the more successful you are. There are many different kinds of small gang PvP.
- Gate camps are when your fleet hovers around a gate to try to kill enemies coming through it. This is usually done with the aid of a bubble which can prevent the enemy from warping away from you.
- Roams are small gangs which fly through enemy space to pick up any kills that they can without staying at one place long enough for a large defense force to catch them
- Black Ops usually consist of entire fleets of cloaked ships which try to use stealth to kill the enemy. Often times they will use cynos to teleport close to the enemy before killing them
- Solo PvP is all about doing everything you can to kill the enemy by yourself.
Wormhole PvP
Wormhole PvP is a special breed of PvP. It is hard to get into wormholes and people live in them for weeks at a time so it is often times good to kick them out of it (via killing them). Fights are generally a bit harder to find because people do not show up in local chat and directional scan is the only way to find enemies. Ships will generally need to be fit in order to both successfully PvE against the hard content in WH's as well as defend themselves against enemy attacks.